ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DE HOTELARIA E TURISMO DA MADEIRA

Ano Lectivo 2011/2012 Curso de Tcnicas de Cozinha/Pastelaria 2 ano

PIPE ORGAN

THE ORGAN
The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition. By around the 8th century it had overcome early associations with gladiatorial combat and gradually assumed a prominent place in the liturgy of the Catholic Church.

Function
A pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by blowing air through a series of hollow tubes controlled by keyboards. Pipe organs are distinguished from reed organs, in which air causes thin strips of metal to vibrate. They are also distinguished from electronic organs that use electrical devices to produce sounds similar to pipe organs. The large pipe organs used in public buildings are by far the biggest and most complicated musical instruments ever built.

Repertoire
The development of organ repertoire has progressed along with that of the organ itself, leading to distinctive national styles of composition. Because organs are normally found in churches, the organ repertoire includes a large amount of sacred music, which are liturgical elements as well as solo in nature (chorale preludes). The organ's secular repertoire includes preludes, fugues, sonatas, organ symphonies, suites, and transcriptions of orchestral works.
The organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach forms an important part of the instrument's repertoire.

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